Prehistoric pin-up

A carved female figurine dating to at least 35,000 years ago has been recovered from caves in the Hohle Fels region of Germany. The figure represents the oldest figurative art yet discovered. In this film the authors describe the importance of their find.

In looking at it, it is clear that what men find important about women hasn’t really changed in millennia . Huge breasts, no head….

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This is very interesting. I wouldn’t interpret it the way you have, though! 🙂 Notice that it’s a pendant without a head – the head could conceivably have been the head of the person wearing the pendant. Also, perhaps a woman carved this! Who knows, this could very well be a celebration of women.

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